Hearing you have prediabetes is a scary thing. What is prediabetes? How will it affect you, and how can you keep living healthily? Today’s blog post will cover everything you need to know about prediabetes! Prediabetes is a condition where blood sugar is elevated, but not to a high enough level to be classified as diabetes. It’s caused by sever...

Unfortunately, one of the MOST common complications diabetics can face is neuropathy. So what exactly IS neuropathy? What can you do to combat it? This blog post will go over EVERYTHING you need to know about foot neuropathy. What Is Feet Neuropathy? Feet neuropathy refers to a condition, caused by diabetes and nerve damage, where the feet exp...

The main difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes is their exact cause. In type 1 diabetes, the body’s insulin producing cells have been killed. The body is left unable to produce insulin. In type 2 diabetes, however, the body’s cells don’t respond to insulin.

Now that you have your diagnosis, you may be wondering what to do going forward. What even is diabetes? What causes it, and what are the different types? Today’s post will answer ALL of your questions so you can go forward healthily and happily!

Can Benfotiamine Help Alzheimer’s Disease? This what scientists are trying to determine these days. According to Alzheimer's News Today, a large clinical trial has received $45 million in U.S. funding to evaluate the efficacy of benfotiamine — a lab-made precursor of thiamine or vitamin B1 — in slowing the cognitive decline of those with mild Alzheimer’s disease or mild cognitive impairment

There are many simple ways you can gift your dad for this Father’s day such as encouraging him to eat healthy food, attend diabetes support meetings, exercise with him and be positive so you can always cheer him up when he’s feeling blue.  While it can be difficult to think of great gift ideas to give your diabetic father, we’ve put together a l...